Princess Yasmin Aga Khan Wed to Christopher Jeffries

Published: February 5, 1989

Princess Yasmin Aga Khan and Christopher Michael Jeffries, a real estate developer, were married yesterday at the bride's home in New York by Judge Edmund L. Palmieri of Federal District Court.

Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos, the bride's 3-year-old son from her previous marriage, was the ring bearer and the couple's only attendant.

Mrs. Jeffries is the daughter of the late Rita Hayworth and the late Prince Aly Khan. Her husband is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jeffries of Davison, Mich.

The bride, whose mother suffered from Alzheimer's disease, is the vice chairwoman of the Alzheimer's Association and is the president of Alzheimer's Disease International. She serves on the National Council of the Salk Institute and is a member of the board of visitors of the Boston University Medical School.

A graduate of the Buxton School and Bennington College, Mrs. Jeffries also attended the North Country School. Her previous marriage ended in divorce.

The bride's late grandfather was the Ismaili Muslim spiritual leader, the Aga Khan, a title now held by one of her half brothers.

Mr. Jeffries, a principal in the General Atlantic Realty Corporation in New York, graduated from Columbia College and received a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

Anne Marie Jeffries and Sean Michael Jeffries, the bridegroom's children from his previous marriage, which ended in divorce, attended the ceremony.